Plano de gestão socioambiental proposto para uma autarquia federal - Rio de Janeiro/RJ

Abstract

The changes in society's way of life led to an increasing demand for natural resources, the impacts on the environment and the quality of life in cities. The Environmental Management Systems and other methods were developed as a response for these problems in organizations. The activities of the Brazilian public sector in general does not commonly use such tools, as was demonstrated in this study. The objective of this research was to propose a socio-environmental management plan aimed at a federal autarchy located in Rio de Janeiro. The methodological approach used is qualitative and descriptive, applied in a case study. A research was made in specialized literature for a method that was suitable for socio-environmental diagnosis of the institution, and found the "Environmental Management Accounting System (SICOGEA)-Generation 2", developed at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires applied to the managers of the institution and by on-the-spot observations. After application and checklist analysis proposed by SICOGEA, it was found that the environmental sustainability index was 43.19%, which is considered "regular" by this method. The Environmental Agenda in Public Administration, proposed by the Ministry of Environment, was used as a tool to assist in verification of practices of the institution. After applying the A3P checklist there was a adherence of 25.78%, indicating a "weak" performance in the practices of the institution. The results showed a deficiency in environmental management by the autarchy studied and, for the improvement of the social and environmental sustainability, it was proposed a plan of action. To improve the SICOGEA method it was suggested incorporating a checklist based on the A3P, giving rise to the "Model of Socio-Environmental Diagnosis of the Public Sector" (DISASP) developed by this author. It is concluded that investments in social and environmental sustainability of public institutions should also be associated with increased transparency of information and actions carried out by them in support of environmental preservation, resulting in the improvement of its image and legitimacy before the Brazilian society. For future research, the application of DISASP model at different times is indicated in order to trace an evolution of sustainability practiced by the local authority. It is expected that this method contributes to environmental management in other public agencies in order to improve it.